Worm farming vermiculture free guide
Worms:
A worm is a long soft invertebrate, the best know is of course the earth worm, but there are many thousands of species that live in a whole variety of habitats. Here are the major worm groups:
- Acanthocephala (spiny-headed worms)
- Ancylostoma (hook worms)
- Annelida (segmented worms)
- Chaetognatha (arrow worms)
- Ectoprocta (goblet worms)
- Gnathostomulid (jaw worms)
- Hemichordata (Acorn/tongue worms)
- Kinorhyncha (Spiny-crown worms)
- Nematoda (roundworms)
- Nematomorpha (horsehair worms)
- Nemertea (ribbonworms)
- Onychophora (velvet worms)
- Phoronida (horseshoe worms)
- Platyhelminthes (flatworms)
- Priapula (Phallus worms)
- Sipuncula (peanut worms)
There are a variety of other groups refered to as worms, especially colloquially. Many insect larvae are called "worms", such as the railroad worm, woodworm, glowworm, bloodworm or silkworm.
Some worms are able to move about under there own power, whereas others rely on other forces or animals in their habitat.